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English

rank|respect|that's|Christian|745|food|trying|states|wished

Etymology
OE. f�da

Pronunciation
enPR|/fo�od/, IPA|/fu�d/, SAMPA|/fu:d/
audio|en-us-food.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|u�d

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

#: The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

1. uncountable|figurative Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.

#: That is food for thought.

1. countable A foodstuff.

#: This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.

Synonyms
italbrac|substance consumed by living organisms: chow italbrac|slang, eatsitalbrac|slang, feed italbrac|for domesticated animals, fodder italbrac|for domesticated animals, foodstuffs, nosh italbrac|slang, nourishment, sustenance, victuals
italbrac|anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea: brainfood
italbrac|foodstuff: foodstuff

Derived terms
cat food
dog food
fast food
food fight
food for thought
foodstuff
foody
junk food
rabbit food
seafood
soul food

Related terms
feed
fodder

Translations
trans-top|any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life
Albanian: ushqim m, ushqime p
Breton: boued m, bouedoù p
Catalan: menjar m, aliment m
Chinese: �� (shíwù)
Crimean Tatar: a�
Croatian: jelo n, jedenje n
Czech: potrava f, jídlo n
Danish: mad#Danish|mad c
Dutch: voedsel n, eten n
Esperanto: man�aĵo
Filipino: pagkain
Fijian: kakana
Finnish: ruoka
French: nourriture f, alimentation f, denrée alimentaire f
Frisian: fiedsel
German: Nahrung f, Essen n, Lebensmittel n
Guarani: embi'u (t-)
Greek: ��ο�ή f, �αγη�� n
Hebrew: ��� (ókhel), ���� (mazón) m
Hindi: भ��न
Hungarian: étel, ennivaló, élelmiszer
Icelandic: matur m, fæði n
Ido: manjajo, nutrivo
Indonesian: makan|makanan, pangan italbrac|scientific term
Interlingua: alimento#Interlingua|alimento
Irish: bia
Italian: cibo m, alimento m
Japanese: ��� (����, tabemono), �� (�����, shokumotsu) / �� (������, shokury�) italbrac|scientific term
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Kannada: (oota)
Korean: �� (eumsik)
Kuna: masi
Kurdish: KUchar|خ�ارد�, KUchar|��شت
Latin: cibus m
Latvian: p�rtika f, �diens m
Lithuanian: maistas m
Malayalam: �ഹാര� (aahaaram), ഭ��ഷണ� (bhakshaNam)
Manx: bee#Manx|bee
Maori: kai
Nahuatl: itaca
Nepali: �ाना
Norwegian: mat#Norwegian|mat m, føde m|f , næring m|f
Persian: FAchar|غذا (ghaza)
Pitjantjatjara: mai
Polish: jedzenie n, pożywienie n
Portuguese: comida#Portuguese|comida f, alimento#Portuguese|alimento m
Romanian: aliment n, mâncare f, hran� f
Russian: еда (jedá) f, ко�м (korm) m
Scottish Gaelic: biadh m
Slovak: jedlo n, strava f
Slovene: hrana f
Spanish: alimento#Spanish|alimento m, comida#Spanish|comida f
Swahili: chakula
Swedish: mat, föda
Telugu: �హార� (aahaaraM), తి�డి (tiMDi)
Thai: THchar|อาหาร (aa-h�an)
Tupinambá: emi'u (t-)
Urdu: URchar|کھا�ا (khana)
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trans-top|anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of other forms
Italian: cibo m, alimento m
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trans-top|foodstuff
Crimean Tatar: a�
Icelandic: matvara f, matvæli n
Italian: cibo m, alimento m
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Latvian: p�rtikas prece f, p�rtikas produkts m
Nahuatl: itaca
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See also
breakfast
brunch
dinner
dunch<!--don't put definitions here: (an intermediate meal between lunch and dinner)-->
lunch, luncheon
meal
supper

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• 2007-11-24 23:17 - 24.22.219.38 - /* Synonyms */ added brainfood

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